14 posts and columns on House of Representatives

Numbers

WTF Is CISPA?

in Numbers on May 1 at 4:45 pm PT

With SOPA and PIPA out of the picture, it seemed like digital privacy was less threatened. Then along came the new cybersecurity bill on the block, CISPA.
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Poke: What’s Next for House Proposal to Keep Employers From Demanding Your Facebook Password

in News on April 30 at 1:57 pm PT

Your future employers could face steep fines if they ask for your Facebook password.
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News Byte

House Approves Revised Crowdfunding Bill, Sends It to Obama

in News on March 27 at 12:02 pm PT

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed with a vote of 380-41 a final version of the JOBS Act, revised to conform with the Senate version. The new bill reduces the amount that unaccredited investors are allowed to contribute to “crowdfunding” for small companies. It also pushes the maximum number of shareholders a private company can have without falling under financial reporting regulations to 2,000, from 500.

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The New Law That Will Turn the Start-Up World Upside Down: Crowdfunding

in Voices on March 15 at 1:35 pm PT

Remember that special moment when we all realized that the Web was going to remake yard sales and auctions, but we didn’t know yet who was going to win?

Sound Bites From the SOPA Strike

in Media on January 18 at 5:22 pm PT

A roundup of some of the interesting comments made about SOPA and PIPA during today’s Web-wide protest against the bills.
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With a Little Help From My Friends Investors: House Passes Crowdfunding Bill

in News on November 4, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a variety of measures intended to make it easier for small businesses to raise money.
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Will The Congressman from Ohio Yield From His Game of Angry Birds?

in Mobile on December 27, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

When the 112th United States Congress begins in January, legislators may be able to read a bill on their iPad before voting on it. If adopted, a new rule proposed by the incoming Republican majority would allow smartphones and tablets–banished from the floor of the House of Representatives during the 111th Congress–to be used once again.

FCC Vote: Reactions Are Pouring In

in Enterprise on December 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm PT

Now that the FCC’s vote on net neutrality rules is official, reactions are pouring in from every quarter. No one seems especially happy.

Google to Create World’s Largest Searchable Archive of Arguments Against Google Books

in News on September 11, 2009 at 8:07 am PT

Add another name to the list of opponents of the Google Book Search Settlement: Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights. In testimony before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Thursday, Peters tarred the deal as “fundamentally at odds with the law” and villainized Google, saying the company is making a “mockery” of the copyright protections in the U.S. Constitution.
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Surprise! Congress Helps the Britney Bailout Move Ahead.

in Media on May 13, 2009 at 3:09 pm PT

I’m still skeptical that “The Performance Rights Act,” which would require radio stations to pay musicians–or at least, music labels–whenever they play one of their recordings, will ever get through Congress. Not because it’s a bad idea, mind you, but because the music business seems like an unlikely candidate for Washington aid. The bill, however, did take one big step forward today.
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House: You Will Go Digital on Feb. 17 and You Will Like It

in News, January 28, 2009 at 2:37 pm PT

Solar Shares Jump; Senate Adds Solar ITC to Bailout Bill

in News, October 1, 2008 at 6:41 am PT

Told You Those Lobbyists Would Come in Handy, Sergey …

in News, September 30, 2008 at 10:27 am PT

Update: House Approves Solar Tax Credit Extension, but Not Senate Version; Bush Veto Threat Looms

in News, September 26, 2008 at 3:02 pm PT